A newly released study by JAMA Health Forum and reported by Healthcare Dive concluded that consumers were “steered” toward more costly treatments from health systems that resulted from vertical...
One of the largest emergency physician staffing companies, American Physician Partners (APP), unexpectedly shut down this summer, negatively effecting medical personnel, staff, and patients, according to The American Prospect. ...
Health care reporter Cheryl Clark recently embarked on a complex mission to create a step-by-step guide on how to navigate and appeal denied insurance claims, sharing her findings with...
Without standardized laws and clearer billing practices, patients are left navigating a convoluted system that can impose financial burdens and add to their grief during already difficult times, KFF...
The New York Times recently reported that more than one million children lost their health coverage due to flaws in the systems and procedures that some states use to...
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) are under new scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Congress, according to Bloomberg. PBMs have been part of the American medical system since...
The Minnesota-based nonprofit health system, Allina Health, recently announced it would end its controversial practice of denying non-emergency medical care for patients that have medical debts in excess of...
The business practices of Medical Properties Trust (MPT), a real estate investment trust (REIT), demonstrates the caustic influence these business arrangements have on the health care system, The American...
The Biden administration is investigating how some hospitals redirect Medicaid funds from facilities that care for low-income patients to facilities that in some cases provide no Medicaid-covered services at...
Minnesota-based hospital system Fairview Health Services recently abandoned, for the second time, its plan to merge with South Dakota-based Sanford Health Services, according to the Minnesota Reformer. Fairview Health...